I bought a quadplex in a city a couple of hours away and hired a property management company. There was one vacancy when I closed on Dec. 1st. I wanted some repairs and updates done before it was rented (update electr...

My tenant is requesting a 5 year lease. I was originally going to increase rent by 3% per year.  Because they want to sign for 5 years, which will reduce vacancy costs, I should probably reduce the annual rent increas...

Greetings Bigger Pockets community,My name is Perry Vincent Thomason. Friends and acquainted address me as Vincent or Vince. I live in Lexington, Kentucky. I graduate a month from now with a Bachelor's in Psychology f...

Hi!  I'm marketing my 1st rental and kind of freaking out!!!  I've had about 15 people contact me in the last 48 hours or so (woo hoo!), but I got a question tonight that I'm not sure how to answer.  I emailed her bac...

My husband and I have been wanting to get into REI for a little while now. We have been researching and reading a lot (analysis paralysis!) and really want to take that first step. We live in Washington state, but we ...

I thought some of you may enjoy this:

Animated Take On The Federal Reserve

What is sad is that Fed policy is funny now...good times!

So, it came time to remodel my downstairs apartment how to get this done quickly so I ended up using a contractor to replace my tub & walls. It's not a full "rebath" as the old tub was removed and they used "acryl...

Hi Everyone I am new to bigger pockets. I have been reading the forums for a couple weeks and have read a few good Ideas so thank you for those. That being said I have been flipping houses for 18 year pretty successfu...

Hello All. I am new to the forum. Looking for guidance in relation to the sale of my rental property. I became an accidental landlord 3 years ago. I went to work for a company 3.5 years ago and bought a new constructi...

I have a degree in construction management, and my full time job is working as a project engineer for a large general contractor in Seattle. I have been involved with real estate my entire life (thanks mom and dad), c...